Nice work by the JE staff on getting the story and a photo up ASAP.

I pray this person is fine. Aggressive/fast driving is an issue everyday. The scary drives are after work in the dark and visibility is poor or when the roads are slick, what's the big hurry peeps. Again, hope all is well for the driver. Sloooooooooooooooow down Juneau drivers....like junomom said, nothing is worth driving so fast to in this town...let's all get to our destination safely.

I was trying to be considerate because this man's family may be reading these comments...however, I will say this. My husband and I as well as 2 of our children watched as this car came zooming passed us, nearly clipping us and then we watched as he slammed on his breaks, fishtailed and then hit the light post...when we called 911, the dispatch said he was clocked at over 100 mph...and since he zoomed right past us, that speed seems about right. I don't know what would possess anybody to drive like that during this kind of weather, OR ANYTIME of year for that matter...people seem to forget all the families on the road, all the children that are in those cars, and all the many people that just want to get home to their loved ones, or wherever their destination may be. I THANK GOD that we got into the other lane, because I can almost be sure that my other children who were not in the car with us, would have lost their parents and siblings today. While we do pray that he is okay, and will come through this, I hope that some sort of charges are filed against him as he could have killed ALOT of people today. There was a girl walking along the sidewalk who is very lucky to be alive, our family is lucky to be alive, and everyone else that could have been around him, but for some reason went another direction, such as us, is lucky to be alive. It was nice to see the many passers by who pulled over to see if he was okay, but part of me thinks that some just wanted to see what idiot was in that car.

...the "cool" wheels, the red paint job on the car, and the comments above about the speeding that evidently preceeded the crash make me think that the driver was not one of the more conservative, mature, safe drivers in town.

Nevertheless, I hope they are OK. Maybe they will slow down in the future.

Rude , stupid , idiot , nd immature ? Can we all just pray that they'll both be okay nd recover ?! Instead of wasting our breath with what could have happened or trivial name calling . We all make decisions that sometimes result in unfortunate consequences . Praying with my all nd everything that they'll both come out of this nd come home soon ! Love yu Vili nd Sia !! <3

Not sure what you think your the boss of. As the old saying goes ignorance is bliss. Lucky nobody other than the idiots in the car were injured, as others made comments, innocent people on the road following the speed limit and weather conditions. Could have been way worse, if you think you have the need for speed, go out the road were the risk of killing innocent people are greatly reduced, other wise concede to the fact that you are getting nowhere fast, no pun intended. It is what it is.

I was happy to hear last night that both Silver and Siaosi are going to be ok. The driver is not an idiot - he is a young man. Young men sometimes drive too fast. Yes, he made a mistake. We all make mistakes, especially when we're young. And he's very lucky his mistake didn't cause any loss of life. All the name calling - and the threats - don't help anyone. Juneau - we're better than this.

We agree for a change!

on a side note Dear Abbey died :(

If the driver really was going 100 miles an hour, he deserves whatever is said about him by others - especially those that saw him in their rear view mirrors!!!!!

Unless he was being chased by another car and being shot at by assault weapons, there is no reason for him to have been driving that fast. NONE.

So, all the angry family members and friends really need to step back, take a deep breath, be GRATEFUL that nobody was killed (especially someone's innocent child in another car or walking down the street) as well as their loved ones, and remember that we all live in this town and have a right to safety.

I don't know these guys and I don't care who they are or where they are from: driving like a maniac on our city streets is stupid and senseless. If my son did it, I would say that about him, too. I would also not be angry that my neighbors said it, either. So, yes, people make mistakes. People also have to be accountable for them. Anyone who feels any differently is irresponsible.

Please look again - it was not me that said anything about them "rampaging around this town". That was ohreally writing TO me, so they prefaced their post with "JNUKara". The name in the upper left corner of the post is the name of the person that posted...... My post is the one above that.

To be charged with assualt does not require you to ever touch them, they merely had to be in fear of harm... Anyone who wanted to could file for assault charges against these posters and Juneau Empire has the evidence in writing... Just sayin...